Adding Seasonal Fall Decor to Living Room and Built Ins

Decorating a living room and built-ins with warm Fall colors, rustic textures, velvet and small pops of blue to create a cozy and inviting space for the season.
vintage blue transferware platters, ironstone pitcher, rust velvet ribbon, brass candlestick
 
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Welcome to my living room Fall tour! With the weather starting to cool off, it's time to turn our thoughts to bringing cozy feels inside. I hope to give you some easy and doable ways to decorate your shelves for the season, adding texture, cozy vibes and warm autumnal colors.

If you're new here, welcome! I'm Cindy and we've been in our current home for just over a year. You can read more about our journey here. I have a deep desire to create a home that is inviting, comfortable and unique (even if it's a rental!), and if you want that too, I hope you'll sign up for my weekly newsletter!

I'm excited to be joining Marty of A Stroll Thru Life and several other fall-loving bloggers this week! We're giving you a peek inside our decorated spaces. Yes, it's still early Fall, but our hope is to inspire you to add a little seasonal, cozy fall decor to your own home! If you hopped over here from Decor to Adore, welcome! Laura always shares such beautiful ideas!

Fall Living Room Tour

I love blue and have incorporated it throughout my home. You can see my Fall dining room tour that I shared last week. Rather than packing away all the blue for the season, you'll see little peeks of blue combined with the rich, warmer colors of Fall. Rusty browns, mustard yellow and blue are a beautiful fall combination!

My home is filled with DIYs and many of them have tutorials, if you'd like to create the look. Look for the blue links to my DIY projects throughout the tour.

living room, built in shelves, rust, mustard, blue

We have just one set of built ins in our living room. I'll show you what's on the other side of the mantel in a little bit. The white shelves are a great background to really showcase the colorful, textural items that I love.

DIYs:


white and blue vintage platters, brass candlestick, antique books, rust velvet ribbon, pitcher

White ironstone pitchers pair with vintage blue platters, rich velvet ribbon, a thrifted brass candlestick and antique books.

I added baskets for texture, creamy white milk glass and velvet pumpkins.

tobacco basket, milk glass, rust velvet pumpkins

I kept the blue to a minimum on the shelves so it wouldn't overwhelm the space. A blue pitcher on a lower shelf holds faux blackberry stems and fall leaves in rust.

blue pitcher, rust leaves, faux blackberry stems, antique books, pumpkins

I wish we didn't have a big black TV on our mantel, but we do. I found a Fall scene by searching YouTube for vintage fall art. It certainly helps! I kept it simple on the mantel by wiring several Fall stems together and hung it as a garland. I love the oversized look of these leaves, and the velvety texture along with the pinecones gives it a rich feel.

vintage tv art, large brown leaves and pinecones garland, fireplace

To the other side of the fireplace is my white vintage cottage dresser that I painted years ago. This piece is well loved by all who see it! The height of the dresser, along with the baskets on the wall, help fill this otherwise empty space.

vintage white dresser, chair, pumpkin, quilts

I hung my coffee stained and stamped hardware apron from the front of the dresser and filled it with some fall florals.

hardware apron, fall flowers, gingham pillow, sweater pumpkin

DIYs:


tobacco basket, antique dough box, quilts

An antique dough box, that has been in Mr DIY's family for years, is filled with quilts and blankets with cozy texture. I painted this yard sale chair years ago, and recovered the seat in drop cloth fabric. I found this beige gingham pillow a few months ago at Target and it's the perfect size for this chair!

fall stems, quilts, pumpkin, wicker

In our entryway I filled a wicker basket with fall stems and hung it from the mirror with a mustard velvet ribbon.

white wicker basket, mustard yellow fall stems, mirror

On the painted and stained console table, I twisted a mustard leaf garland into a wreath, tucked it in a stone pedestal and added my lace and rope DIY pumpkin on top. If you're looking to add texture to a pumpkin, this is a great project!

gingham curtains, lace pumpkin, stone pedestal, fall garland

With the AC on in the evenings, I get chilly and love having cozy throws readily available! Our home has an open floor plan, so you're getting a peek at my kitchen below. I kept the fall colors consistent throughout our spaces so they all work together.

velvet ruffled pillows, sofa
 
chunky blanket, leather pillow, rustic vase, painted grandfather clock

To be honest, I left most of my Fall decor in bins this year. I wanted a simpler approach to Fall, and like the coziness I created by focusing on warm colors and textures. The only thing I purchased this year was the velvet ribbon and the little velvet pumpkins (from the Dollar Tree!).

DIYs:


living room, black lantern, pumpkins

black striped pillow, lantern, pumpkins, wicker stand

I truly hope I've given you some ideas for adding even a small touch of Fall to your home this year! Be sure to head to Amy Sadler Designs next, and visit the full lineup of tours all week long at the links below!


fall decor collage
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  1. TammySeptember 12, 2023 at 8:02 AM

    Such a beautiful and cozy home for fall.

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  2. Decor To AdoreSeptember 12, 2023 at 8:41 AM

    Cindy I am in love with your home! The touches of blue are just perfection. I've pinned and will be promoting on IG today. Have a beautiful day.

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  3. Marty@A Stroll Thru LifeSeptember 12, 2023 at 9:15 AM

    I love the blue added in with all the pretty fall leaves and textures you've add for Fall. The built-ins by the fireplace are decorated so beautifully, but my favorite is the chest and the pretty display you've created for the right side. Stunning. Such a great tour. Thanks so much for joining in this season, you home is so welcoming and inviting.

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    1. Cindy DIY beautifySeptember 12, 2023 at 2:09 PM

      Thanks so much Marty, I appreciate your sweet comments!

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  4. Calypso In The CountrySeptember 12, 2023 at 10:52 AM

    I am loving all the blue you added to your fall decor! Your home is so gorgeous and inviting! Thanks for the lovely tour!
    Shelley

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  5. Jayne via Chalking Up SuccessSeptember 12, 2023 at 11:46 AM

    Lovely tour Cindy! Loving all the neutrals with sprinkles of blue an orange. What a great idea to display an image from YouTube on your TV! I think I might have to do that now too!

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    1. Cindy DIY beautifySeptember 12, 2023 at 2:08 PM

      Thanks so much Jayne! It's a great tip when you want to hide the tv when guests are over!

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  6. AmySeptember 12, 2023 at 2:11 PM

    Oh my goodness! I always need help styling my shelves! Thank you! Everything is beautiful!

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  7. Lady PamelaSeptember 12, 2023 at 6:39 PM

    where could I find the wicker riser that is beside the black lantern, please.

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    1. Cindy DIY beautifySeptember 12, 2023 at 10:41 PM

      Hi Pamela, you can find it here https://www.piperclassics.com/product/round-willow-riser/?ref=53

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  8. MidwestlifeandstyleSeptember 13, 2023 at 8:32 AM

    Everything looks so gorgeous, Cindy! I love the combination of the blue and copper colors. Just stunning! Happy to be touring with you this week. Pinned!

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  9. Thistle Key LaneSeptember 13, 2023 at 9:04 AM

    I think you have just the right amount of fall decor Cindy. I didn't unpack all of mine either so next year it will be like unpacking new stuff LOL! Love your shelves, and your cute hardware apron caught my eye. Love that too!

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    1. Cindy DIY beautifySeptember 13, 2023 at 3:28 PM

      Thank you Michelle, the lighter decor feels good this year!

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  10. Julie @ My Wee AbodeSeptember 13, 2023 at 6:54 PM

    Your mantel looks gorgeous, Cindy, and I think we used the same digital artwork for our TVs! LOL! Love all the neutral elements and touches of blue in your living room area! So pretty! Pinned!

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    1. Cindy DIY beautifySeptember 14, 2023 at 8:16 AM

      Thanks so much Julie! Loving the vintage TV art for Fall!!

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  11. Cindy@CountyRoad407September 16, 2023 at 11:05 AM

    I know just how you feel. I left most of my decor in the bins as well and LOVE IT!!! Your home is perfectly cozy, comforting and inviting. You hit all the spots. I bet you sit in there and look around with a big smile. I would! My favorite spot just might be the chair with the pumpkin and your diy'd hardware apron with flowers. So stinkin' cute! Happy fall friend.

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    1. Cindy DIY beautifySeptember 18, 2023 at 1:29 PM

      Aww, thank you Cindy! It has been nice to keep the fall decor on the low-key side this year! Appreciate your comments friend xx

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